Periodontal Health Status and Associated Factors: Findings of a Prenatal Oral Health Program in South Brazil

Table 1

Study population sociodemographics ().

Variables	Total
		%
Skin color	288	100.0
White	216	75.0
Non-white	72	25.0
Age (years)	311	100.0
15–19	49	15.8
20–34	219	70.4
35–44	43	13.8
Education level	311	100.0
≤8 years	147	47.3
>8 years	164	52.7
Family income	307	100.0
≥US$1051	83	27.0
US$351–US$1050	127	41.4
≤US$350	97	31.6

The family income was measured in terms of the Brazilian minimum wage, which corresponds to approximately US$ 350.